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My name is Andrew L. McFarlane, and I have been the publisher and editor of Absolute Michigan since October . Feel free to send him an email.

My editorial philosophy with Absolute Michigan is to try and promote the state of Michigan as a place to visit, for business that doesn’t mess up the natural beauty we are blessed with, and most importantly as a place to live your life with the people you love.

Photo Friday: beach walk by abigail burch

abigail burch (Abby Burch) says that she's always loved photography and loves taking pictures of things, places and people she finds interesting with her still relatively new Canon Rebel Xsi .
You can (and should) check this photo of the Muskegon beach out bigger and have a look at her sets including favorites, nature, city, [...]

Learn to Ski at the Homestead Resort

In this Absolute Michigan Sponsor Spotlight, we make a brief visit to the Homestead Resort in Glen Arbor, Michigan and take a lesson with their Director of Skiing, Logan Price.

Absolute Michigan onLocation: Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival

Absolute Michigan is going on location again, this time to the first ever Traverse City Comedy Fest! Here's the post from the Absolute Michigan onLocation blog - stay tuned for more!

Event dynamo Michael Moore has teamed up with comedian Jeff Garlin to launch the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. The inaugural comedy fest takes place [...]

Celebrate Fat Tuesday with paczki … then maybe The Twist

The Last Paczki by cseeman
While groundhogs are a sign of spring's approach around the country, the appearance of paczkis in grocery stores in Michigan lets you know that spring is not too far off. Our Fat Tuesday Paczki Day page on Absolute Michigan will load you up with 110% of the USRDA on these sugary [...]

Photo Friday: Love is Our Condition by MightyBoyBrian

MightyBoyBrian (Brian Wolfe) says that since graduating from college, his love of photography has gradually intensified and is one of his most potent escapes from the engineering box that he seems to have learned himself into. He says he favors nature and urban shots, but with the new acquisition of a 50mm f/1.8, he's getting [...]

Absolute Michigan Radio: Doug Luciani of the Traverse City Chamber on Pure Michigan Funding

Pure Michigan funding is the topic of Michigan Senate Finance Committee today, and across the state, businesses and chambers of commerce are asking state lawmakers to permanently fund the popular campaign.
In our first Absolute Michigan Radio feature co-sponsored by Traverse Legal, we talk with Traverse City Chamber of Commerce director Doug Luciani about Pure [...]

Backcountry Skiing and the Michigan Telemark Festival

Nick writes: Yes, it's true. You don't have to live in Utah to ski the deep stuff. Here's some nice tele turns in a couple of unknown locations in northern Michigan.
The skiers in the video above are using telemark skis, about which Wikipedia says:
Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn. [...]

State of the Art in Ypsilanti, 1926

Laura Bien has a great feature on how "lightning slingers" kept Ypsilantians updated on the saga of Irving Berlin and socialite Ellin Mackay with The 1926 Modem on North Huron Street. It begins:
In the fall of 1925, Ypsilantians, and the nation, were transfixed by the romance of a onetime Lower East Side immigrant kid and [...]

Photo Friday: Ski Jumping in Michigan by gkretovic

gkretovic (Greg Kretovic) says that he lives for the outdoor and loves capturing it with his camera in unique ways, especially the opportunities offered by the Upper Peninsula.
He took this photo at last weekends Pine Mountain Ski Jumping Tournament. His sets include nature and you'll want to check out some of his tags including waterfalls [...]

Mysteries of the Great Lakes in Grand Rapids IMAX

From mysteriesofthegreatlakes.com:
The giant screen film, Mysteries of the Great Lakes, is as much a celebration of Earth’s greatest freshwater ecosystem as it is a rallying cry for protection. The story will take audiences on an inspiring voyage through these amazing inland seas. In the film, a few stops along the way highlight the [...]